Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-21
THE LATEST NEWS.

The Comptroller of the Currency at Wash
ington has declared the first dividend OF oo per
cent. in favor of the creditors of the First Ma
tional Bank of Blair, Neb, on claims approved,
amounting to s54, 2,s.S6.
The Chicago Drug and Chemical Com
pany have confessed judgments in tho aggre-
gate of $4,000 The principal judgment is for
S75. 900 in favor Of Geo. Ehrart, New York
brewer.
While holding conference with lord Sails
bury, Lord Iddcsleigh, who recently resigned
the ministry of foreign affairs, was taken serl-
ously ill, and died soon after He was ia
wears DID, and for years had been the leader OF
the Conservative party in the House of Com
mons, having served thirty years. He was
better known as Sir Stafford Northcote.
Jay Gould is not pleased with the inter-
state commerce bill now pending before Con-
gress. He says it proposes revolution i'll the
management and conduct of the railroad bust
ness, and many Of its provisions are contrary
to the principles of railroading. Under 1t trade
will be diverted from the present centres, and
natural centres will suffer losses. A few years
of the operation of the law would, he thinks,
convince the public that it is an unwise meas
ure.
FRANK C. Haddock, an attorney at Oshkosh,
son of the clergyman assassinated some
months ago in Sioux City, has abandoned the
law and accepted a call to u Methodist pulpit
The propaganda have received letters
from Catholic missionaries in Uganda, Africa,
in which is related the story of the massacre of
native Christians there The writer says King
Mouanga recently discovered a servant study
ing catechism, and being greatly enraged
caused the death of 100 negro converts. Most
of the victims were burned alive. Mouanga,
the missionaries say, VOWS he will destroy all
the Christians in his kingdom.
On the 18th, Mr.. Henderson, of the Senate, in
troduced bill to facilitate promotions and re-
lieve from active service on their own applica-
tons officers of the army who served during the
war of the rebellion three years as officers or
enlisted men in the volunteer or regular army.
The ommittee on coast defenscs reported as I'LL
en- drnent to be offered to the bill to encourage
t he manufacture of steel for ordinance MI item
app rolrinting s5,C0G0O0 for fortifcations nnd
other works of defense. Consideration of the
1nCer-6lNte commerce e Dill WIS una
Senate was addresse by Mr. Call, fhvorng the
bill. He said thut tn fact was reported in the
work of pools that the capital ization of the rail
roads of this country exceeded their actual cos,
by 50, Goo OO0,O0O that rates CHI arged for trans
portion were to pay interest and di vision on this
fictitious and pretended capital. The people
IRE now paying an annual tax of 800 600 OF
fictitious capital. He called attentio to tho
conference report on this subject, and said
| it would not remedy this evil. He said he was
in favor of law declaring that rnte only u
reasonable rate which permitted a reasonable
return on the capital actually invested in rail
roads. Owing to the absense of several Senators
would not press the Senate to a vote till to-
morrow. In secret session the British extra
dition treaty was being debated when the Sen
ate adjourned. In the House Edmund's anti
polygnmy bill and fuckers substitute
therefor. Mr.. Taylor, of Ohio, briefly sketched
While he heartily favored tho main features of
the bill he was unnlterably opposed to that por-
tion which abolishes wonlan's suffrage in the
Territory Mr.. Game, of Utah earnestly OPP
posed the measure as un-Democratic un-Alneri-
can and wantonly destructive of human rights.
the Mormons depicted the prosecutions
to which they had been subjected, and
highly eulogized the Mormon people
for their industry. intelligence and honesty
Mr.. Bennett, of North Carolina, also opposed
the bill. Mr. Scott, of Pennsylvania, asked
leave to offer an amendment to the bill Mr..
Tucker declined to permit him to do 20, saying
that the 18th of january 1887, would be memo
rable in the history of the country. The House
substitute was then agreed to, and the Senate
bill as thus amended was passed without dv-
sion, only eight members rising to demand tho
yeas and nays. Adjourned.